The two eyes of the Earth : art and ritual of kingship between Rome and Sasanian Iran
Matthew P. Canepa (Author)
"This pioneering study examines a pivotal period in the history of Europe and the Near East. Spanning the ancient and medieval worlds, it investigates the shared ideal of sacred kingship that emerged in the late Roman and Persian empires. Bridging the traditional divide between classical and Iranian history, this book brings to life the dazzling courts of two global powers that deeply affected the cultures of medieval Europe, Byzantium, Islam, South Asia, and China."--Back cover
Print Book, English, ©2009
University of California Press, Berkeley, ©2009
ACLS Humanities E-Book.
xx, 425 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
9780520257276, 9780520294837, 0520257278, 0520294831
301798235
Introduction
The art and ritual of kingship within and between Rome and Sasanian Iran
The lure of the other and the limits of the past
Sapur I, king of kings of Iran and non-Iran
Rome's troubled third century and the emergence of a new equilibrium
Contested images of sacral kingship and new expressions of triumph
Unceasing embassies
City as stage and art as statecraft
The late antique Kosmos of power
Epilogue: the legacy of the two eyes of the earth
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